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From an early age, we learn that it’s not OK to do something unless our friends are doing it, too. It’s normal to want to conform to the cliques at school, but don’t let that be the norm for you. It’s not healthy to be at the whim of your friends.

It’s easy to let group dynamics change how you really think and feel. Find out more in today’s English lesson about peer pressure.

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In a certain way, it does. I’m pretty much at the whim of my boss, ‘cause if I say something different he starts like asking “why? why?”, it’s annoying and not matter how long the talk is; at the end, “he is right”. So now, even when I realize that what he is saying is not correct, I don’t care and I say “ok, ok”.

Peer pressure is like trouble ,Remember that song” trouble will find you no matter where you go” So you can’t get rid of it then treat it as your friend which need us to do everything in a positive way.Do not like Peer pressure control you.

I had affected by peer pressure when i was in high school.Eager to make friends with cool people and try to break rules.Refuse to be common.The result is i was accepted by cliques but not happy .Getting lost is more terrible than to be alone.

At my age everyone is asking me if I will get married and have children soon. I just listen to them and reply “I’d like to, but it’s not the right time yet”. It’s better to be true to oneself instead of trying to conform.

Peer pressure I felt in school life ,mignt be you would call it aggressive,you wanted to win ,you wanted to prove how great you are ,you are the best ever but you could never ignor all of pressure aound us ,sometimes yon have to take it that you dont like it and would say : what a outrageous thing ,even now nothing changed ,I am feeling the same way .

the most important thing is that do you know yourself well or not?we have some bad habibts and some good habits. therefore we can change our bad habits with being in group and dont let the group to change our good habits . this manner increase your confidence because you dont let them to change your good behaviour and also you can get ride of bad habbits. of course you have to try… “No pain. No gain”

I don`t like to ” swim with the current”. A lot of mistakes that people make is trying to imitate what others are doing , what if they are misguided and we as fools are following the wrong path . Sometimes people may try to comform to a group dynamics , partly because they are afraid of loosing their peers respect if they put a distance from them and follow their own criterion ,but this a risk involved if we want to preserve our own identity.

I do agree with Albasel1975. Just would like to point out that it’s normal to want to be included into this or that group and being included u have to be under the pressure. This is called a society (social relations). The matter is that if a person strong minded enough to pressurise but not to flow with the stream.

Obviously I was affected by peer pressure at high school once or twice but my rebellious nature doesn’t allow me to be affected any more. Probably it is called maturity and now I can say I am self-confident, self-worth and self-sufficient.

But I don’t agree with Lily that it is a responsibility of school to teach how to be more self-sufficient, there is a little part but most must be given in the family, by the parents.

I think all of us experienced to be under peer preasure even for once or twice or more in our lives. Sometimes we regret,sometimes we find it was helpful and sometimes we feel ourselves as if we were like a lost boat in a stormy night going here and there with the strong waves.

Peer pressure is the influence you feel from a person or group of people to do something you might not otherwise consider doing.

It’s not uncommon to want to be part of a group and feel like you belong in a community, especially if you are new or less experience than the people around you.

Peer pressure often happens because you don’t want to be alone or left out. So you go with what other people think in order for them to include you. A peer can be anyone around the same age-as you, like a friend, classmate, or even someone you seen on TV and admire. You might try to live up to people’s expectations, but it’s important to be mindful to not have other people’s expectations cloud what you want.

Now,for me, I think it’s very difficult to be affected by peer pressure because I think I am a mature enough to take my own decisions.